Cathedrals · South West England
Cerne Abbey
Cerne Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Cerne Abbey is a cathedral in england south west, United Kingdom — the principal church of its diocese, dating from 901. Cathedrals are seats of bishops in the Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church, and other Christian denominations across Britain.
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From the Wikipedia article
Cerne Abbey was a Benedictine monastery founded in 987 in the town now called Cerne Abbas, Dorset, by Æthelmær the Stout.
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Background
History
The abbey was founded in 987 by Æthelmær the Stout. Ælfric of Eynsham, the most prolific writer in Old English, spent time at the abbey as a monk and teacher. King Cnut plundered this monastery during an attack upon the town, but afterwards became a benefactor of it. By the time of the Domesday Book, the abbey had added substantially to its endowment. to the veneration of Saint Eadwold of Cerne, a 9th-century hermit reputedly a brother of Edmund, king of East Anglia. Eadwold lived as a hermit on a hill about four miles from Cerne. The later history appears to have been relatively uneventful; A History of the County of Dorset says that its history is "perhaps the least eventful of any of the…
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- Coordinates
- 50.8118, -2.4743
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Cerne Abbas
- Postcode
- DT2 7GY
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Dorset
- Established
- 901
- Official site
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2820556 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cerne Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cerne Abbey?
- Cerne Abbey is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode DT2 7GY), in the parish of Cerne Abbas.
- When was Cerne Abbey built?
- Built or established in 901.
- How do I get to Cerne Abbey?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DT2 7GY. It sits within the West Dorset parliamentary constituency.